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Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows

todayJanuary 19, 2026

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Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle after an Austrian cow named Veronika displayed an impressive – and until now undocumented – knack for tool use.

Witgar Wiegele, an organic farmer and baker from a small town in Carinthia near the Italian border, keeps Veronika as a pet and noticed that she occasionally played with sticks and used them to scratch her body.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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